35th ID Takes Command

Photo By Staff Sgt. Jeremy Miller | Maj. Gen. Victor J. Braden, commanding general of the 35th Infantry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Newton, senior enlisted advisor, uncase the division’s colors during the Task Force Spartan transfer of authority ceremony, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, July 13, 2017. The 35th Infantry Division assumed command of TF Spartan, part of Operation Spartan Shield, from the 29th Infantry Division. TF Spartan highlights the vital role played by Army National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers in operations around the world. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Mark Hanson)  

FT. LEAVENWORTH, KS, UNITED STATES

07.25.2017

Story by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Miller 

35th Infantry Division

The 35th’s mission in the Middle East is to support the United States’ global strategic plan, provide regional stability, security, and maintain a land-ready operational force, said Gen. Braden.
“It’s a challenge we accept,” said Gen. Braden. “We will build upon the success of the 29th and expand Gulf Cooperation Council partnerships.”
The two divisions also have a storied past with shared experiences since WWI. Both divisions fought in Europe during the First and Second World Wars, including 1918’s massive, war-ending Meuse-Argonne Offensive and the battle for Saint-Lo in July 1944.
Now, the unit once known as “The Infantry Spearhead” of Lieutenant General George S. Patton’s Third Army, the 35th ID is part of the Third Army again to assume the mission of Task Force Spartan.

• Date Taken: 07.25.2017
• Date Posted: 07.26.2017 05:42
• Story ID: 242439
• Location: FT. LEAVENWORTH, KS, US